PreETA
Predictive Parcel Delivery Time Windows Before the Day of Arrival
Introduction
PreEta is a predictive delivery service from Bettermile that offers estimated delivery time windows (2h to 4h) based on historical data. Unlike real-time tracking, PreETA provides valuable foresight before the day of parcel arrival. Thus, it is best used before the parcel enters the "out for delivery" state. For live data and highly accurate same-day tracking, please refer to other Bettermile products such as RTT (Real-Time Tracking) or CloudTracking.
Product Overview
PreEta is an API-based product and is available for synchronous as well as for bulk (all shipments) integration scenarios. You need to send a request to our endpoint. We will then return the PreETA information for the address of your delivery:
- Input: Address (or geo-coordinate) & estimated delivery date
- Output: Predictive time window (e.g., 9:00 - 11:00) for delivery
Key Attributes
- Based on past delivery patterns
- Covers most addresses with historical data
- Not real-time; suitable for pre-arrival communications
- Same-day tracking only as a fallback in case Real Time Information is not available
Prerequisites
To calculate PreEta, Bettermile requires historical data on all previous delivery events within your delivery network, as well as ongoing updates to those records.
As minimal viable data, we have identified the delivery address or the geolocation, and the timestamp of when the delivery happened.
To calculate an initial result, we are in need of all delivery events (including the above-mentioned data) of the last 6 weeks.
How to connect?
Many customers send us this information via a data connector to Bettermile the Data Gateway (find detailed information here).
For an initial proof of concept, we are also able to process an example set of historical data. If you want to find out more about a proof of concept, get in touch with us: customer@bettermile.com